PRAIA, Cabo Verde — Cabo Verde is positioning itself for a larger role in international digital connectivity after DE-CIX and Cabo Verde Telecom signed a Letter of Intent to explore a new South Atlantic interconnection corridor between Lisbon, Portugal, and São Paulo, Brazil.

Announced on September 29, the proposed corridor would create a more direct route for data traffic connecting Southern Europe, West Africa and Latin America, while reducing reliance on traditional internet traffic hubs in Northern Europe and North America.

Under the planned cooperation, Cabo Verde Telecom would provide dedicated transport capacity between Lisbon and São Paulo, while gaining access to DE-CIX interconnection services in Frankfurt, Madrid, Marseille, New York and São Paulo.

The initiative could strengthen network resilience, route diversity and international data connectivity, particularly for network operators, internet service providers, cloud companies and businesses operating across the Atlantic.

Cabo Verde’s geographic position between Africa, Europe and the Americas is central to the proposed project. However, the agreement is currently non-binding, with technical implementation and commercial terms still subject to a definitive agreement.

If developed, the corridor could further support Cabo Verde’s ambitions to become an important digital gateway between three major regions.